The Top 10 Best Heat Pump Hot Water Systems According to Australian Reviewers

Pros

✅ Good quality and performance
✅ Competitively priced
✅ Dual sacrificial anodes
✅ Eligible for STCs
✅ Solar-friendly

Cons

❌ Some mention a low hum during operation

Pros

✅ Australian/Japanese made
✅ High Coefficient of Performance (COP)
✅ Quiet
✅ Uses CO₂ refrigerant (low GWP)
✅ Compatible with solar systems
✅ Eligible for government incentives

Cons

❌ Pricing at the higher end of the spectrum

Pros

✅ Competitively priced
✅ Split or all-in-one options
✅ Eligible for incentives
✅ Solar-compatible

Cons

❌ Only 2-year labour warranty
❌ Terrible app

Pros

✅ Affordable but good quality
✅ Comparatively quiet
✅ Solar-friendly
✅ Eligible for incentives

Cons

❌ Labour warranty only two years

Pros

✅ Split and all-in-one options
✅ Solar PV mode
✅ 5-year parts & labour warranty (+2 years on tank)
✅ Eligible for incentives

Cons

❌ Pricey (but not the most expensive)

Pros

✅ Made in Australia
✅ Long-established company
✅ Generally good reviews

Cons

❌ Comparatively expensive
❌ No solar power specific integration features noted
❌ No app

Pros

✅ Well-established company
✅ Japanese-made heat-pump units
✅ Australian-made stainless tanks

Cons

❌ Expensive
❌ No backup element
❌ Poor review scores around the web

Pros

✅ 5 operation modes
✅ Solar PV compatible
✅ Eligible for STCs, and other incentives in some states

Cons

❌ More expensive than some other good quality units
❌ Wi-Fi control app costs extra
❌ Short labour warranty (1 year)

Pros

✅ Australian company
✅ Solar-compatible (timer)
✅ 6 year parts and labour warranty

Cons

❌ Lower Coefficient of Performance than some

Pros

✅ Cheap but decent quality
✅ Eligible for incentives
✅ Solar-compatible

Cons

❌ Low COP
❌ No app
❌ Only 1-year labour warranty